February, 2014

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Piece Parts

Supply Chain Shaman

'You have brains in your head, and feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own and know what you know. And, you are the only one that will decide where to go. Dr. Seuss. In this blog we are going to focus on the word part. By definition it is one of the pieces, sections, qualities, etc., that make or form something.

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Supply Chain Power 50: Best Supply Chain Blogs of 2014

Supply Chain Opz

'At the beginning of each year, many supply chain blogs/sites publish the articles about their most popular contents of the year or make the predictions for things that might happen in the coming year. For SupplyChainOpz, we will do something a bit different, we will uncover the most outstanding supply chain blogs and their contents. Background Since we live in the era that the instant communications via the Internet is readily available, information is considered as a strategic business asset.

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Supply Chain Insights – The Research Difference

Supply Chain Insights

'This month, Supply Chain Insights is two years old. We are no longer a start-up. We are small, and growing, and remain committed to serving the supply chain leader with research. We have survived the first two years. It is time to renew our commitment. It is our goal to redefine the analyst model to be more actionable, available and hard-hitting. The way we do it is very different.

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Supply Chain for the 2014 Olympiad

Supply Chains Rock

'From a. logistical standpoint, the Winter Olympics is one of the largest freight and shipping nightmares to happen on a global scale. There will be. packages, parcels, and pallets of goods shipped from other countries to. one central location -- en masse -- for the athletes, spectators, media. representatives, and workers.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Climate Extremes Will Challenge Our Supply Chains (Guest Post by Anders Levermann, PIK)

SCM Research

'In his recent Nature article, Climate Economics: Make Supply Chains Climate-smart , Anders Levermann argues that supply chains need to adapt to extreme weather. He discusses this topic in the following guest post. Extreme weather events are likely to intensify the more greenhouse-gases we emit – and these extremes are more than just a local risk. Links in global economic chains and world markets mean that flooding or heat-waves in one place can have repercussions elsewhere.

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Which Metrics Matter? Interview with Philippe Lambotte

Supply Chain Shaman

'My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. I was sitting at my kitchen table attempting to write a celebratory book on the 30th anniversary of supply chain management. When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Infographics

Supply Chain Opz

'Following the success of our previous blog rankings titled " Supply Chain Power ", now we extend the rankings further. For the first time, the infographics from various blogs will be examined and a collection of best infographics will be established. Background Blogging has become a heart of the successful business because it can help to solve customer problems, develop thought leadership and create trust within logistics/scm communities.

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Leading Edge S&OP: Periodically check for relevance & compliance

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

'As a sign of how long we have spent living in Romania we have adopted the Domestos si harnici si darnici or spring cleaning routine. The first target of this spring was the kitchen. All cupboards and drawers were emptied including some for the first time in several years. Lo and behold we had forgotten we were the “proud” owners of an item recently voted the world’s worst labour saving device.

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Customer Service: The Source of Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics of Logistics

'Customer Service: The Source of Supply Chain Innovation. In December’s issue of InBound, editor Keith Biondi cited customer service as the source for supply chain innovation. Not technology. Not business process re-engineering (BPR). Interesting, right? When you focus on your customer, you’re focusing on his/her success. When you make them successful, you become successful.

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Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes with the Power of Generative AI

Generative AI goes beyond just automating tasks and providing real-time answers. Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? In this whitepaper — Next-Gen Procurement: Transforming Processes With the Power of Generative AI — experts reveal how the strategic application of generative AI within procurement processes is paving the way for groundbreaking improvements.

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The Rise of Interconnected Risks

SCM Research

'Risks related to business interruption and supply chains are the principal risks faced by global companies, the new Allianz Risk Barometer 2014 finds. According to the report, losses related to business interruption and supply chains “account for around 50-70% of all insured property losses, as much as $26bn a year for the insurance industry based on 2013 data” Paul Carter, Global Head of Risk Consulting, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), asks: “There is a need

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This Week in Logistics News (February 24-28, 2014)

Talking Logistics

'I have a plane to catch this morning, so let’s go straight to the news… 3Gtms Announces the Inaugural Release of 3GTM Transportation Software. Ryder Launches Customer Web Portal to Simplify Fleet Visibility and Compliance. XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results. DB Schenker expands its contract logistics capacity in Dubai due to global customer demands.

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Digital Path to Purchase: An Outside-in Opportunity

Supply Chain Shaman

'dig·it·al ?dijitl/ adjective. digital (of signals or data) expressed as series of the digits 0 and 1, typically represented by values of a physical quantity such as voltage or magnetic polarization. Relating to, using, or storing data or information in the form of digital signals. Growth has slowed. Complexity has increased. At least this is the story for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in North America.

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What Olympic sport is most like supply chain? | The 21st Century.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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FMCG Supply Chain IT : ERP and WMS – use it or lose it Mr CEO!

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

'In a development similar to buying your first colour TV (yes my dear daughter, we watched black & white telly) or the first microwave cooker, I have finally bought a Smartphone. This is a significant step as my previous sets have all been robust, no nonsense sensible equipment which could probably survive a nuclear attack. The new telephone has a huge screen and the sales lady in the Vodafone shop told me it had the latest hemorrhoid operating system and piles of apps, or something like tha

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Prepare your ERP for 3PL

The Logistics of Logistics

'Prepare your ERP for 3PL. Adopting a 3PL (third party logistics) provider model is common practice as businesses seek to exploit value throughout the supply chain. During adoption, supply chain directors tend to focus on commercial contracts, logistics between the production site and the warehouse, warehouse staffing and training, picking returns procedures and so on.

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CDP Supply Chain Report 2014

SCM Research

'The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) “is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information” Written by Accenture, the CDP Supply Chain Report 2014 has now been published. Its subtitle, Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, indicates the direction of the report’s journey.

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

'The consensus opinion of the most recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report is that it reveals weakness in U.S. economic output into 2014. Industry pundits were quick to seek reasons for the slowing of activity. “It is the brutal winter weather,” say some. “ It cannot be blamed on the weather ,” say others. Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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No Trash Talk Allowed

Supply Chain Shaman

'Definition of Asset. A resource with economic value that an individual, corporation or country owns or controls with the expectation that it will provide future benefit. Definition of Trash. Worthless or discarded material or objects, refuse or rubbish. In the last year of my Wharton MBA program, the professor wrote on the board that “finance is the art of money passing hands until nothing is left.” I have found this to be a sad reality.

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The S&OP Word Cloud

Logility

When the mist clears can we see a picture of S&OP? Last week, with several feet of snow out my window, I had some fun trying to visualize sales and operations planning (S&OP). I came up with this word cloud. A word cloud is a graphical representation of the occurrence of words on a web site or in a document. The more prevalent the word is in a document the more prominent it displays in the graphic.

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Visibility is Losing its Clarity | The 21st Century Supply Chain

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Stepping into the Anderson Student Association's First VP of.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Participation request for interesting Supply Chain surveys

Supply Chain Movement

'Dear Supply Chain Professionals, There are several very interesting supply chain surveys open for participation at the moment (in Januaray and February, 2014). 4 surveys by Supply Chain Insights LLC: Supply Chain Visibility: Benchmark companies’ supply chain visibility in business relationships within their extended supply chain, including the effectiveness of data sharing and sensing: [link].

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This Week in Logistics News (February 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

'I went downhill skiing for the first time in 15 years yesterday. A lot has changed since then, especially the lift ticket prices. The good news is that the lift ticket price for kids 5 and younger was only $5. The bad news is that “I ski like a 5 year old” didn’t get me the discount. Nonetheless, the day was a complete success. I didn’t break any bones — mine or anybody else’s — and while everybody was decked out in The North Face or Patagonia, I was styling in my 1987 no-name ski j

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Small Business Manufacturing in America: Innovate, Design, Develop and Manufacture

Supply Chain View from the Field

'I had a remarkable interview with a medium sized supplier today, that has truly found a business model which I believe holds a promise for a new industrial revolution in North America. The approach is built on one of America’s most important capabilities that makes it stand out globally: the ability to generate ideas and bring them to market.

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Crossroads 2014: Dances with Robots

MIT Supply Chain

'Machine age. Robots can now work alongside humans on the factory floor. Photo: Universal Robots. Robots have been an integral part of the industrial landscape for many years. Advances in the technology are now making these units more flexible and versatile. The upshot from a supply chain perspective is that the new generation of factory robots makes production systems more agile and helps companies to compete in fast-changing markets.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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Biomanufacturing closely tied with supply chain | The 21st Century.

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Net Impact Develops Strategic Insights for Nonprofits and Social.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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Oracle European Value Chain Summit 2014

Supply Chain Movement

'Oracle European Value Chain Summit. Date: 18-19 March 2014. Venue: Movenpick, Amsterdam. Organisation: Oracle. URL: www.oracle.com/goto/vcsummit14. Oracle European Value Chain Summit: Empowering the Modern Value Chain. The rapidly changing business environment has created new growth opportunities – and new challenges in product development and supply chain management.